June 14, 2021

California officially reopens on June 15, which means fully-vaccinated Californians will be able to go maskless in public, and businesses can operate at full capacity. But the reopening has a few caveats. CalMatters newsletter editor Emily Hoeven reviews the lack of clarity, which could result in a patchwork of different policies. CalMatters political reporters Laurel […]

A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program that would put cash in the hands of some the state’s impoverished residents. State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, a Democrat from Sanger, issued a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week urging the state to prioritize California’s “displaced, underemployed, or unemployed […]

One key component of California’s reopening may come down to semantics. What’s the difference between a “vaccine verification system” and a “vaccine passport”? Hard to say — but Gov. Gavin Newsom distinguished between the two during a Friday press conference, suggesting the state is working on an electronic system that businesses can use to check […]

New bill would limit sky-high fees that enrich utilities at the expense of ratepayers, but legislators may need a push.

The former San Diego mayor is trying to use policy proposals to set himself apart from John Cox, Caitlyn Jenner and other recall candidates trying to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Around 1,000 Californians are still newly infected every day, hospitalizations have hit a new low, people of color remain at high risk and almost half of eligible people aren’t fully vaccinated.

The state should build on South Dakota’s model for ensuring that those with civil law issues don’t have to go it alone.

Alrededor de 1,000 californianos todavía se infectan cada día, las hospitalizaciones han alcanzado un nuevo mínimo, las personas de color siguen en alto riesgo y casi la mitad de las personas elegibles no están completamente vacunadas.

Read this article in English.       Kevin Faulconer no es el tipo con el oso. Estás pensando en John Cox, el republicano de modales apacibles y candidato a gobernador fallido de 2018 que pasó gran parte de mayo paseando por el estado con un Kodiak de 1,000 libras llamado Tag, con la esperanza de desviar parte del […]

California has finally achieved the zero population growth that some environmentalists had urged decades ago, but it has its own set of challenges.